hard-wearing

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hard-wearing

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From hard + wearing.

adjective more hard-wearing · most hard-wearing · hardwearing

Able to withstand a significant amount of usage without physical deterioration; durable. Throughout B.R. activity to improve drainage and ballast, to lay in more long-welded rails [...] and concrete sleepers, and to provide more hard-wearing pointwork and crossings will be intensified in the next four years.
Similar: heavy-duty

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adj wear-resistant

中文	經穿的 /经穿的 jīngchuānde, 耐磨的 nàimóde, 耐磨耐穿的 nàimónàichuānde
Ελληνικά	ανθεκτικός anthektikós

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@misc{hard_wearing_2026,
  title = {hard-wearing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hard-wearing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}